Jokic and the Nuggets visit Oklahoma City with 1-0 series lead

Updated: May 6, 2025, 02:03 am

Denver Nuggets (50-32, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference)

Oklahoma City; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

Thunder -11; over/under is 231

WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Nuggets lead series 1-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Denver Nuggets visit the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference second round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Nuggets won the last meeting 121-119 on Tuesday, led by 42 points from Nikola Jokic. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 33.

The Thunder are 12-4 against Northwest Division opponents. Oklahoma City has a 54-5 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Nuggets are 8-8 against the rest of the division. Denver is third in the league scoring 120.8 points per game while shooting 50.6%.

The Thunder's 14.5 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.4 more made shots on average than the 14.1 per game the Nuggets allow. The Nuggets average 12.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 fewer made shots on average than the 13.5 per game the Thunder allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Williams is shooting 48.4% and averaging 21.6 points for the Thunder. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 21.2 points over the last 10 games.

Jamal Murray is averaging 21.4 points and six assists for the Nuggets. Jokic is averaging 25.4 points and 12.6 rebounds while shooting 52.2% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 8-2, averaging 121.9 points, 45.1 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 10.4 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.2 points per game.

Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 111.8 points, 46.5 rebounds, 25.0 assists, 7.6 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.7 points.

INJURIES: Thunder: Ousmane Dieng: day to day (calf), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl).

Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.